Caracas vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$5986
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2711
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$635
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$5410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	45	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.3M

The cost of living in Caracas is 59% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 5335th and 700th ($1045 vs $2550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 627th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 2.1 months in Dallas. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Dallas ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Dallas

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	Caracas	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$4445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$97.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$26874

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284